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Most residents in poverty, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,61166,754+39%

02Washington County, ARAR271,21337,455+63%

03Benton County, ARAR332,55422,941+48%

04Craighead County, ARAR116,95722,783+80%

05Sebastian County, ARAR130,64120,581+31%

06Faulkner County, ARAR133,97918,528+72%

07Garland County, ARAR99,69515,806+23%

08White County, ARAR80,08513,659+46%

09Jefferson County, ARAR62,98712,024−31%

10Saline County, ARAR133,28811,249+88%

11Pope County, ARAR64,97610,838+31%

12Miller County, ARAR42,35710,410+33%

13Crittenden County, ARAR46,2109,922−23%

14Crawford County, ARAR62,6578,961+18%

15Mississippi County, ARAR37,8288,268−31%

16Greene County, ARAR47,4118,086+63%

17Lonoke County, ARAR76,6647,826+41%

18Independence County, ARAR38,7857,785+75%

19Union County, ARAR36,9267,409−13%

20Baxter County, ARAR42,9826,570+54%

21St. Francis County, ARAR21,8006,378−21%

22Johnson County, ARAR26,2255,146+37%

23Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4515,009+18%

24Carroll County, ARAR29,2634,918+25%

25Columbia County, ARAR21,8944,722−13%

26Clark County, ARAR20,9384,553+1%

27Phillips County, ARAR14,2554,534−48%

28Poinsett County, ARAR22,4834,531−17%

29Boone County, ARAR38,6284,465−11%

30Randolph County, ARAR18,8764,217+51%

31Ouachita County, ARAR21,7314,168−26%

32Conway County, ARAR21,3934,150+26%

33Ashley County, ARAR17,8314,082−4%

34Hempstead County, ARAR19,0803,945−18%

35Drew County, ARAR17,0543,818+12%

36Jackson County, ARAR16,7413,620+13%

37Cleburne County, ARAR25,6723,501+11%

38Lee County, ARAR8,0293,297−12%

39Lawrence County, ARAR16,2733,264−0%

40Cross County, ARAR16,1863,263−16%

41Yell County, ARAR19,9563,148−3%

42Arkansas County, ARAR15,8363,141−15%

43Izard County, ARAR14,4053,121+37%

44Franklin County, ARAR17,7253,115+15%

45Marion County, ARAR17,5933,098+26%

46Polk County, ARAR19,4863,077−16%

47Van Buren County, ARAR16,2383,059+22%

48Desha County, ARAR9,9843,056−31%

49Logan County, ARAR21,6332,964−15%

50Sharp County, ARAR18,1222,926−6%

51Howard County, ARAR12,3062,834+28%

52Sevier County, ARAR15,7582,715−10%

53Clay County, ARAR14,0522,455−20%

54Madison County, ARAR18,4102,436−8%

55Stone County, ARAR12,7032,431+12%

56Grant County, ARAR18,7562,387+43%

57Fulton County, ARAR12,4922,216+17%

58Chicot County, ARAR9,1072,211−45%

59Pike County, ARAR9,9642,090+10%

60Bradley County, ARAR9,8282,027−39%

61Lincoln County, ARAR12,7641,988−30%

62Montgomery County, ARAR8,5791,915+22%

63Scott County, ARAR9,9651,838−8%

64Little River County, ARAR11,7631,835−13%

65Searcy County, ARAR7,8481,810−8%

66Nevada County, ARAR7,9421,652−27%

67Woodruff County, ARAR5,7101,449−39%

68Perry County, ARAR10,3091,439+0%

69Lafayette County, ARAR5,8881,366−31%

70Monroe County, ARAR6,2441,355−52%

71Cleveland County, ARAR7,2241,176−10%

72Newton County, ARAR7,0261,129−36%

73Prairie County, ARAR7,923955−35%

74Dallas County, ARAR6,011869−50%

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,632478−50%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES